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The Washington critic., 1887-12-09
W. ii. Houghton q Co., 1914 +
Street Northwest,

have received their new line Of Furniture,
Carpets Upholstering Goods and Wall
Paper for fall. Furniture upholstered.
Splendid assortment at lowest prices.
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II Is the Best.
Ask for ii. schitz's Milwaukee Lager
Beer. For sale by all leading houses.
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Holiday Furniture. Stoves. &C., sc

REDUCED prices in every Department. Else
mans, eth and j..
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table dhote, at "The Columbus" 18th ant
Ii streets northwest.
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For Wnshincton Dressed Beef

Send your lace curtains to the Swiss Stean
Laundry, 1922 Il street.
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II Is Not Necessary
to buy every new book that comes ont, when
you may have the privilege of reading all
YOU want at the low price Of s. subscription
Tor an entire year. Mr.. J. D. Free, ir., No.
1913 Y street northwest, has all the standard
works and all the new books us soon as pub
sshcd. Call and subscribe.
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REDUCED prices in Boys ovcrcoats. Else
mans, 7th and J..
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REDUCED prices in every Department. Else
mans, 7th and Il.
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Buy Your Thanksgiving Candies
of Sheet, the Confcctioncr," corner Of G
and Eleventh streets northwest.
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is a trile higher in price, but Of superior
quality 10 all Others.
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RrpucED prices III SACK suits. Eisemans,
eth and Il.
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The Queen of Beers.
The only beer for ladies.
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REDUCED prices in Mems overcoats. Else
mans, 7th and L.
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Extraordinary Value in Dress Goods.


Woodward & Lothrop offer
800 yards 5Oinch All-wool Check sultings,
only zoe per yard.
Elegant styles, and equal
in every respect to the So
inch Suitings we have been
obliged to ask $l.25 per yard
for, and which we have
marked down to correspond
with these to 75c per yard.
This is unquestionably the best opportunity OF
the season to buy elegant fabrics at low.gradc
prices, and customers in search Of n seryiccable
dress will undoubtedly bo pleased with them.
(Main floor; left of main entrance)
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Decorated Pottery.
IorcrLA1S
NIcH CUr.GLAss,

PorcrIA1S,
RIcn CUr.GLAss,
and
FoREIGE FANCY GOODS.
Especially adapted for
HOLIDAY Presents.
~. W. BEvrnIDGE, 1909 Pa. Ave.
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UMBRELLAS. UMBRELLAS.
Boston Variety Store
UMBRELLAS.

One Of the most useful and acceptable articles
for Holiday Present Is n fine Umbrella. Tho
new styles In these goods far excel In beauty any
stock and our prices arc uuequaled. We guar
nntec nll Umbrellas MS represented both In tex
ture OF the goods and quality of the handles We
give below q few Of the leading stylcs but 10 ap-
prcciatc their excellence and beauty You must
examine them for yourselves. Counter near the
door, in aisle nearest 9TH ST.
26inch Gloria, natural wood handle, 81 40.
oS-lnch Gloria, natural wood handle, 81 90.
2Glnch Gloria, gold or silver cap, 81 90.
2sinch Gloria, gold or silver cap, So 40.
26lnch Extra Gloria, 3l9-lnch silver cap, 81 30
26inch Extra Gloria, gold or silver ball, 50 20.
2sinch Extra Gloria pinch gold cap, SO 90.
26inch Extra GlOria, gold crook, 50 90.
26inch All.Silk. gold crook, 50 00
o0-inch Windsor SILK, 3-inch gold cap, 81 90.
2Slnch Windsor silk, 3.lnch gold cap, 50 10.
2Sinch Fine SILK, chased gold crook, So %.
2Sinch Fine SILK, twist handle, gold cap, 50 40
2Sinch Fine Silk. olive wood stick, 2lGnch
polished gold cap, SO 80.
2Ginch Fine silk, snake wood stick, gold cap,
ring handle, IS 90.
same Umbrella, oxydizod silver handle, 81 dO
IS 40.
26nch Fine silk. carved ivory handle, SO 90.
2sinch Fine silk, carved ivory crook, 81 90.
2tinch SILK, natural wood stick, D0c
2linch silk, zylonito handle, 81 %.
2l-inch Doublefaced silk, 81 10.
26 and 2S-inch Scotch Gngham, 00c.
26inch Fine Alpaca, 81 40.
2sinch Fine Alpaca, 81 90.
THESE ARE A FEW or THE STYLES.
CAN YOU MATCH TILE PRICES?
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22
PONIES IN YALE.
Graduates 81 the Famous University Tel
Tales Out OF school.

Graduates % the Famous University Tell
Tales Out OF SehooI.
While discussing education gener.
ally, a gentleman asked the following
question:
How many Of the graduates Of Yale
University do you suppose go through
the institution entirely without assist.
ance from fellow students, and without
assistance of translations. or any as
sistance other than can be obtained in
the classroom"
The recent graduate tn whom the
question was put said that he didn't
suppose there was one, but finally came
to the conclusion that there might b
many. and inquired why the question
was asked.
Well" said the other. 81 have q
boy in the Sophomore class. He has
lust finished his Freshman year, and
last evening h.. ca ie to me and wanted
ten dollars t. buy books for next year.
gave him the money. and of he went
down town. lie came In rather late
and went to bed. This morning
thought | would look at the books
which he had purchased. 50 ]
asked him to produce them. feeling
somewhat proud Of the boys
having manifested interest enough
in his studies to buy books and study
during vacation. He seemed rather
reluctant TO produce the books. This
surprised me. and finally l informed
him that he must do as l asked lie
went out Of the room and / expected
that he would come back with some
formidable looking volumes. | was
disappointed, however. for he appeared
with a dirty-lOOking roll Of paper.
which proved to have once been a five
cent notebook. He handed il to ma
with a rather sheepish look. was so
much surprised that At first | said moth.
inc. but on questioning found that the
book contained all the problems Of
Prof Phillips course worked out and
numbered. Il was a curiOus-lOOking
collection. aud about as Ineligible &c
me as ChOctaw. Up In the corner Of
each page was a little column uf fig.
urss and some algehraic symbols. while
below were couple 81 lines crossed AZ
right angles. and across them were
drawn curves. / asked him what It al
meant. and he said:
" Those are Andy Phillips prob
lens. aud I'll never get through next
year unless have it. gave a senior
ten dollars for it. and the price was
low 1t that. He wanted twenty dol.
lars. but was awfully hard up. and 50
he let me have il for ten dollars
LAS he explained il. the book had
been handed down from class TO class,
and through il many diplomas mad been
obtained at Yale. / don't know what
] will do with the book. but have il
locked up at home. and l am Of the
opinion now that I'll burn il up ana
see what the result will be on the class
Of 90 "-NeU HarcB Palladium
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22
rHE RoNoo HOUSE.
- F.ur. Oli.., sirss.ur. sim ss.nal-.


= Paurs Olisst Structure sim standIna
On Summit Avenus.
When Joseph Rondo. In the year i64S
srected cabin 14xl6. Of hewn oak logs
6Iled in with adobe. on the claim that
be had purchased three years previous
II Edward Pheian. he did not think
that be was erecting a building that il
she year 1887 would stand within l5e
.eet Of the handsOmest street in the
sity Of St. Paul-viz.. Summit avenue.
md that would be passed daily 5y
thousands Of people. unconscious o.
ither It's proximity or its history. Yet
Fueh is the fact Numerous buildings
n the city have. during the past six
years, been designated as 'the oldest
house in St. Paul" while this little
structure, modestly shielded from an
inquisitive public. maintained in silence
Is title wrongfully bestowed upor other
sntiquated and dilaPidated houses. The
residents on Summit avenue. and par.
licularly those living in close proximity
% Summit park. will undoubtedly b
surprised 20 learn that the house right
fully called "the oldest house in 81
Paul" is located in that vicinity. The
building. as already stated. was built
and occupied by Joseph ROndO in 1873
lnd was his habitatiOn. as shown by Of
iciaI records. until 1855. when he sold
{ and the four acres Of ground
composing his demesne TO the late John
Nicols. In 1856 Mr.. NicOls removed
tie old house from its original location
b the eastern part Of the property. and
erected in its stead the substantial and
sommolious stone building now known
IS the Nicols homestead. Contrary To
he usual practice. Mr. Nicols did not
quill down the old ROndO house. but
rather preserved it by Incorporating 1t
into a barn that was erected around
and above il. Recently il was the
pleasure Of n reporter To discover the
Did relic, and by the courtesy Of John
r Nieols. who sucree,led his father az
partner in the firm Of Nicols & Dean.
have access tn family documents that
establish beyond doubt the claims set
forth for the RpndO house. The middle
9oOr on the south side Of the barn opens
iirectly into the old house. which. eK-
cept where the adobe has fallen out, is
in nearly as good a state Of preserva-
lion ~ when erected. The timbers are
Of oak. and plainly show the marks Of
the AK with which they were hewed
Those on the sides are crOss-sectiOned.
an all the intervening space around
he room. excepting the doors and
windows. filed with adobe, composed
If broken limestone as the foundation,
semented together with mortar. The
original roof. as an examination Of the
hay NOV will show. has been removed
and the barn roof substituted therefor
N this connection il may be well to
ytate when Mr.. Nicols purchased the
property. consisting nj that time Of four
acres. il was regarded by his friends ~
a foolish venture. several of them pre-
Letting that lit would never be worth
the price paid for It (Sl. 210). az
It was too far out of town" Mr.
Nicols was obliged to break a road
through the hazel brush from St. An
thOny street Summit avenue) over
which to haul the material for his dwell
ing. Paul Globe.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22
Eight Important RuIes.


Pasted over the desk Of the city ed
itor Of Georgia paper are the follow
ing instructions:
"a ] brides are lovely, beautiful and
accomplished, except they be old and
tou IN widows and then they are anna
ole and cultivated.
''All merchants who advertise are
enterprising. wide-awake and a credit
TO our city. The names Of those who
do not advertise must not appear in our
paper.
'All old lawyers are able and worthy
Of a place on the Supreme Bench.
Young lawyers are promising and sill
very-tOngued.
Conductors on passenger trains are
gentlemanly and courteous
Doctors are eminent
Farmers are intelligent
Candidates who put their announce.
ments in our paper are gaining ground
every day. Those who do not announce
are likely 10 be defeated.
Under no circumstances must these
rules be broken. F. Middleton Pryor.
editor and proprietor. "-ArEansaB
TrQfsler
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22
She Knew Him Wen.

A Dallas society young man WA
calling on q South side Fort Worth
belle last week and the subject Of
gloves came up.
Yes, Miss Higginboitom. I always
wear gloves Al highland sleep with
'em on. II makes the hands white and
soft
"AhF' replied Miss Higginbottom;
and did Jon wear them on your head.
alsOF'
He now refuses 20 come TO the lori
ct all He says that the way Fori
Worth girls talk to Dallas young nsn
is sbame.-Tssag Cslelel
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22


pOraries-bOth Juggling at the same
source of supply-scream with vigOr
that Sampson is making personal
fight on Martin. Allow for the
moment he is. What has that got
TO do about the canvas? The ques-
ton is not whom Sampson supports.
but is he telling the truth. We
have charged Martin with being
pompOus, couceited and making q
great show upon assmall quantum of
ability. Have we told the truth ?
We leave it.fOr the voters to make
up their own OpiniOns-independent
Of what SIMPSONS motives may be.
A company has been organized in
Abilene for the purpose Of boring for
coal or gas. It is a strong company
and will no doubt start on a plan
broad enough To make some very
thorough tests. The city council Of
Abilene will be asked to donate five
thousand dollars for the cause.
Now, we would urge an OrganiEa-
tiOn of a similar company here, not
because Abilene has led the way
but because cities all over the state
and the United States are making
strenuous efforts to obtain a cheap
light and manufacturing power, q nd
Salina needs it as badly as any Of
them. Natural gas Is IS liable to be
found,in one place a. another land our
citizens should not be discouraged
by one or two failures, but persevere
until a reasonable experiment has
been made. Nearly every Kansas
town is making an effort to lead of
in manufacturing, and the gas prob
lem is one Of the important features
Of success in such efforts. Salina
wants manufactures a. badly any OF
them, and should ''stir her bOOts' to
notOnlyObtain them but the cheapest
power,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

Rev. J. \. Antrim has received a
call to II. Georges church, Lead
vile, Col. The church has about
LOO baptized members aud lT5 COM
municants. His salary will be 500
per month, with perquisites amount
ing to 81 900 per year. He also is
given a handsome house for a rec
tory. Mr.. Antrim will leave for
Leadville about Nov. lst. He will,
we learn, endeavor to secure a good
man in his place here, and will make
an endeaSOr to have all the indebt-
edness Of the church squared up be-
fore lac leaves.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

+. w. Moon, senior editor Of the
Carthage M Journal, was in Sail
ma some weeks since and made the
following notes Of the city:
Having never been in Kansas, we
were Just a little anxious TO see the
great boom state Of the Union, and
Wednesday night, bought q ticket
fer Salina, ON the Union Pacific road,
about two hundred miles west of
Kansas City. We arrived there
about six o'clock next morning.
Here we met our old and esteemed
friend, DIR. NJ. l.. Tressler, who is
engaged in the banking business.
He took charge Of us aud proceeded
to show US the attractive points in
this beautiful city, Of which there
are many. Salina is q city Of prOba-
bly, $500 inhabitants. Main street is
four miles long, a portion OF which
is occupied by fine business blocks
and the remainder with handsome
residences. Mr.. Tressler showed us
all through his bank, which is one OF
the neatest and most convenient in
situations Of the kind we have ever
seen. Having spent the forenoon
with Mr.. Tressier very proftably,We
passed the afternoon with our young
friend, Sam Stigall, at one time en-
plOyed on the Gd-etfe, in this city.
Sam has a good situation as cOmpOs-
itOT i'm the JOURNAL Office, an even
ing paper, and Is all wrapped up In
Salina and Kansas; says he has not
bought = corner lot yet, but intends
to invest In the near future. To
these two gentlemen we areindebted
for cOurtesies extended which made
our visit one Of great pleasure while
there, and We shall be pleased to re-
turn the compliment should an Op-
pOrtunity offer.
Owing TO lack Of space, this week
we are compelled to fOregO the
pleasure Of giving an extended ae-
count Of what we saw, and what we
think Of Kansas; however, suffice it
say that the Sunhower State IL q
grand one, and is destined to take
front rank among those Of the Wesi.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

Two brothers Of Editor Wait, Of
the Beacon, are paying him a visit
this week. One Of them is from Sa-
lima, the other, whom Mr.. Wait
has not seen for nineteen years, is
from Summit county, Ohio.-Lin-
coin Cenfer Bencon.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

We bought several thousand yards of Ribbons
at exactly halfprice. They all pure silk of the
quality, aud come in nearly all widths and colOrs
This week shall close them out at the following
prices:
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

Has received at his store, 104 South Santa Fe.
a complete Stock of fall and Winter Goods, and he
invites you to call and see them. The GOOns are
marked at
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

A.C. Wait says that the Lincoln
Center fair can boast Of q curiosity
probably not exhibised upon any
other fair ground ia the United
States. Upon the Lincoln Center
fair grounds there Is a prairie dog
town in a high state Of colonial
ffon
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

The RcpUbiico" today gives con-
siderable advice to Republicans, and
proceeds to tell them whom they
should support and what they should
do in the coming county convention.
The article does not tell us who
wrote it-whether il was Payne-the
Democrat, or Andrews, who has not
yet proved to a painting world what
hi> politics is.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

In the case of Caroline Coleman
against the Missouri Pacific, appeal
from appraisement, the plaintiff was
awarded $1,000 damages in the dis
trict court. yesterday afternoon.
She was allowed S53j by the apprais-
ers. James Tinker VS.. the Council
Grove, Smoky Valley & Western
railway cOmpany-right IF way case
appeal from the county commits
siOners-was called this morning;
jury trial. The plaintiff was
awarded SlOl damages, and prays for
$500.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

Another arrival of 100 dozen best unlaundried
shirts in America for 90 conts each.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

As fine sample Of brick as we
have seen, we believe, comes from
BrOOkville. u was made from the
clay i'm that vicinity, and was burned
there. The specimen appears to
equal the red brick from Kansas
city, being bright red i'm color and
very hard. The red brick used in
Salina hereafter ought to come from
Brookville, instead Of from else
Wlnrn
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

There should be are lights, in addi-
ton to those we now have, at the
corners Of Seventh and Iron, Walnut
and Santa Re, and Santa Fe and
Ash. Arrangements have already
been made for an are lamp at the
corner Of Iron and Seventh-tO be
placed there by private subserip-
ton. II will be put up this week.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

\ compromise was effected this
morning in the suit Of James Tink-
Ter v. the &. c., :. V. 4 w. railway
company, which was begun yester-
day in the District Court. The
amount agreed upon was $225 for the
right-of-way damages. The amount
allowed. it will be remembered, was
was slOl. The ease was from Eureka
township.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

Robert Bowling returned yester-
day fiOm his Texas trip. He was in
pursuit Of q bunch Of horses which
belonged TO his drove, but did
not find. From Coolidge to Pan
handle lac drove overland in five
days-a very hard trip. He burned
his face badly in the sun, and the
outer coating Of the skin is peeling
off
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

The HeroId Of yesterday contain
ed in an obscure place the announce
ment Of Frank r. Shaw a. a candi-
date for register Of deeds, subject to
the decision Of the Democratic con-
ventiOn. While there was not one
word Of favorable mention from the
Herdid for Mr.. shaw, that paper
contained half column puff foT &.
=. Martin.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-22

Saline county can and does grow
some tall corn. There are two SAM
Piles at the Office Of Carlin, Supple &
Co., which are simply immense.
They are every inch Of fifteen feet i'm
heighth. On ebunch came from the
farm of Robert Muir, one mile north
Of town, and the other from the farm
OF a MIR. Reed, six miles north. We
saw, also, at the same place, some
magnificent specimens Of corn in ear
Of Saline county, and several stalks
Of fine sugar cane from he farm Of
J. NJ. Anderson, i'm Greeley township.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-23

Revised Statutes. Section 1856: !.
Where two or more lodges cross or intefss,
each other, priority OF title shall govern, anu
such prior location shall be entitled to vi ~.
or mineral confirmed within the space OF in'el
section, but the subsequent location shall ns,
the right Of way through the space OF INV,
section for the purpose Of the convenier
working Of the mine. And where W or noi
veins unite the oldest or prior location snsa
take the vein below the point OF union' IL
Guiding all the space Of intersection
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-23
Notice to Lien-HOldelS.
I'm the District Court Of the state of
Nevada, Eureka County.
D. NATHAN, Plaintiff,
WILLIAM FERGUSON, Defendant.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
In above entitled suit is brought to f~oreclose
a material mans lien for $2l6 81 against and
upon that certain mine and mining claim
known and described as the Msrgaretta mine,
situate on Adams Hill in Eureka Mining Dis.
trict. Eureka county, State Of Nevada, COM
mencing ct the north line of the Lone Pine
and Macon City mines, and running in q north
~easterly direction fifteen hundred feet from its
notice of location, and one hundred feet on
each side joining the eastern line Of the Good
Hope mine on Wide West Hill, located BY Ed
win L. Mcclellan and William Ferguson.
And all persons holding or claiming liens
under the provisions of an Act of the Legisls-
ture Of the State OF Nevada, entitled IAN Act
to secure Liens to Mechanics and others and to
repeal all other Acts in relation thereto" ap-
proved March 2, 1875, against or upon said
Margaretta mine, to be and appear before said
Court,at the courtroom thereof. In the town and
county of Eureka, State OF Nevada, on the 18th
day Of August, A. ID. 1857. at 10 o'clock A. M, or
As soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, and
then and there exhibit proof of their said liens;
and liens not 30 then ard there exhibited and
proven shall be deemed to be waived In favor
Of those 30 exhibited and proven.
D.. NATHAN, Plaintiff.
r. N. BEATTY, his Attorney.
Eureka. New, May II. A. D.. 1887. p20-3w
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-23
NOTICE.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

EUREKA, Nevada, July 30, 1887. I
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN John E. Jones. of Carson City, State Of
Nevada, authorized agent Of the State of Ne.
vads, and acting for and on its behalf, has fled
an application to enter under the provisions of
an Act of Congress, approved June Is, 1880, en-.
titled an Act to grant to the State of Nevada
landsin lieu of the sixteenth and thirty. sixth sec.
lions in said State, the N. ! of SW. section is,
township 10, N. range 81 east. Mount Diablo
meridian, in the district Of lands subject to
sale at Eureka. Nevada. and containing SO acres
The selection Of the above described tract Of
land will be rendered at said Land Once on
Monday. October 8, 1887.
jySo-S0d d. H. HALL, Register.